Most people research countries backwards. They identify dream destination, fall in love with it, invest time researching cost of living and lifestyle, then discover they don't qualify for any visa programs that would let them actually live there. That's researching what you want without determining what's possible. And when what you want isn't possible, all that research was wasted time keeping you busy without moving you forward. Strategic approach is: determine which visa categories you qualify for, identify countries offering those visa types, evaluate options within that subset based on preferences. This eliminates: spending months researching countries you can't access, becoming emotionally attached to destinations where you don't qualify, restarting research when you realize dream country isn't option. You don't get to live anywhere you want just because you want it. Immigration doesn't work that way. Every country has visa categories with specific requirements. You qualify or you don't. Wanting to live somewhere doesn't change whether you meet income thresholds, have qualifying income type, possess required credentials, or fit eligible categories. Your preferences don't override their requirements. Most people's approach: I want to live in Portugal. Let me research Portugal extensively, learn about cost of living, watch expat videos, join Facebook groups, spend six months immersed in Portugal content. Then attempt to figure out visa. Discover either: don't qualify for any Portuguese visas, or do qualify but income threshold is higher than what they earn, or visa type exists but has requirements they can't meet. Now they're emotionally invested in destination that isn't accessible. They either: waste more time trying to force themselves to fit requirements they don't meet, or start over with different country and repeat same backwards process. Strategic approach: I have $3,000/month remote income. Which countries have remote work visas accepting that income level? Generates specific list. Now research those countries, evaluate based on preferences, choose from options where you actually qualify. This isn't less exciting. It's less wasteful. You're researching countries you can actually move to instead of countries you wish you could move to. The dream destination approach treats international relocation like vacation planning where you pick place that sounds appealing. But relocation requires legal permission to reside long-term. That permission comes through qualifying for visa. No qualification, no relocation. You can want to live in Switzerland all day long. If you don't qualify for any Swiss visa programs, Switzerland isn't option. Spending months researching Swiss life doesn't change that. Better use of time: identify your eligible countries, research those, choose favorite among actual options. Maybe Switzerland isn't on list but Austria is. Now you're researching Austria with knowledge you can actually move there versus fantasizing about Switzerland you can't access. This is why people spend years "researching" without relocating. They're not researching pathways. They're researching dreams. Dreams don't require visa qualification. Actual relocation does. Link in bio for matching your situation to countries where you qualify instead of countries where you wish you qualified. Have you been researching countries you can't actually qualify for? ๐๐บ๐ธ
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The best way to choose a country to move to if you're overwhelmed by options is to start with your visa eligibility, not your dream destination. And what I mean by that is there are visas that you need to qualify for and not all countries will even have the kind of visa that you qualify for. If I've lost you already, go to the link in my bio and download my free visa guide. It will explain to you the 11 different kinds of visas that you could use to qualify to go live abroad. Now the reality is you're not going to qualify for the majority of those. There's probably only going to be one or two that you qualify to use to move abroad. And then you can focus on countries that have that kind of visa. So as you're looking abroad and you're saying, I have remote income, where can I move? Well, there are 95 countries that reduces your worldwide options by half right there. If you're somebody who earns passive income, there are 54 visas that could qualify you to live there. And that means that you've only got 25% of the world to look at. If you're somebody with retirement income, that's 68 different visas. And that's a little over 25% of the world also. So as you're looking at these different kinds of visas that you might use to qualify, you're going to be able to further narrow it down by how much income that you have. Because just because you have remote income does not mean you'll qualify for all 95 of those different countries. Some of them, the income qualification is as high as like 14,000 US dollars per month. And if you don't earn that much, then you can't qualify for that visa. So looking at where you're eligible to live is a much easier and much more data driven way to start your search for looking where you could move abroad as opposed to just going down rabbit holes of, oh, I like this country. I've always dreamed of this country. That is not a way to strategically figure out where you can go live, where you qualify to go live. And that's kind of how I became a move abroad coach is I help people match to the visas that they actually can use to move abroad. Instead of spending years of research time just falling down those rabbit holes, I help people focus on which visa program works for them. If you're ready to get clarity instead of just fumbling around looking at different countries, the link to work with me is in my bio. It's called exit plan consulting. And what I do is create a customized plan just for you and your situation.
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